Season 11 Episode 7: @anthonyhorowitz.com ! What an honor it was to host the inimitable author again here on A Mighty Blaze, where he talked with fellow bestseller @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social about his latest: MARBLE HALL MURDERS. @harperbooks.bsky.social @amightyblaze.bsky.social

Season 11 Episode 6: Time to celebrate New England’s rugged coastline—and rugged characters—with a deep dive into @katewoodworth.bsky.social 's latest novel, LITTLE GREAT ISLAND. @jennablum.bsky.social @sibyllinepress.bsky.social @amightyblaze.bsky.social

"No matter the era, there have always been men and women who were willing to die—to actually die—so that you and I and that cute little kid on the playground could continue to live this charmed, democratic life. And now, here comes the tricky part..." open.substack.com/pub/tmblanch...

When you're a sociopath and get angry that someone else's medical emergency, just four feet away, drew focus from your gloating and you forget which lie you were on.

Season 11 Episode 5: Jesmyn Ward! The one, the only @jesmimi.bsky.social visits @amightyblaze.bsky.social on book-launch day for her latest acclaimed novel, LET US DESCEND with host @markcecilauthor.bsky.social. 🙂 Listen free, anytime! @scribnerbooks.bsky.social

Season 11 Episode 4: Banning Lyon! At 15, he was wrongfully locked up in a psychiatric facility as part of an insurance-fraud scheme. But Banning Lyon didn’t let this injustice define his life. Listen free wherever you get your podcasts! @amightyblaze.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Giddyup! Congrats to my talented Tall Poppy sister @jennilwalsh.bsky.social on today's release of SONORA! Perfect for the little-girl horse-lover in all of us. 😀Inspired by a true story of one of the first female horse divers in the heyday of the American carnival scene. @harpercollins.bsky.social

Season 11 Episode 3: @ejeancarroll.bsky.social ! She’s the woman who confronted Trump with accusations of sexual assault in court…and won. Listen free, anytime! She talked with @carolineleavitt.bsky.social about her bestseller NOT MY TYPE: ONE WOMAN VS. THE PRESIDENT. @stmartinspress.bsky.social

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Congratulations to my talented friend and *ANIMAL RESCUER EXTRAORDINAIRE* @lynliaobutler.bsky.social on the release of her latest novel, THE DEADLY BOOK CLUB! Lyn, I am so impressed with all that you do, and your books are the best. Keep 'em coming! @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.

"What would Coloradans think of us? Would we encounter hostility? Would Fox News hosts show up to chase us out of town with pitchforks? Finally, I asked myself the most important question: What would John Denver do (WWJDD)?" Click here to read the latest ASW post 😃 open.substack.com/pub/tmblanch...

Season 11 Episode 2: @karendukess.bsky.social ! If you’re looking for an unexpected and entertaining read, this week's guest delivers with her much-praised new novel, WELCOME TO MURDER WEEK! @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social @amightyblaze.bsky.social 😃 Listen free, anytime!

News! 😀 My wacky, witchy mystery will be published by @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social just in time for #spookyseason next fall! Thanks to Melissa Rechter, Rebecca Nelson, Matt Martz, and of course the incredible @jessicaberg.bsky.social at @roseclifflit.bsky.social for making it all possible. ❤️📚

Welcome to Season 11 of @amightyblaze.bsky.social Podcast! Ep 1: @davidbaldacci.bsky.social ! The American literary luminary visited AMB to talk with our “Thoughtful Bro” @markcecilauthor.bsky.social about his latest novel, STRANGERS IN TIME. 😍 Listen free, anytime! @grandcentralpub.bsky.social

"To be fair, my parenthood journey was a little different than most. My daughter was born with a kind of muscular dystrophy... She spent much of her childhood riding around on my hip bone..." Read the latest "And Sometime Why" post here: open.substack.com/pub/tmblanch...

My Hobbes, the supermodel 😍

“You’re overwhelmed and undermined, desperately trying to dodge bad-news bullets like Neo in The Matrix... But the bullets are too fast. The world is too big. The problems are too plentiful. And so, you start telling yourself a story." Check out my new essay here! open.substack.com/pub/tmblanch...

@genefortexas.bsky.social: "We've filed a response to Governor Abbott's filing in the Texas Supreme Court. Our response is basically: 'You are stupid. You filed this in the wrong court. You are not the right person to file it. And you filed it in the wrong way.'"

ICYMI: Season 8 Episode 13 with @emilygiffinauthor.bsky.social! Emily visited @amightyblaze.bsky.social to chat with host Jenna Paone about her latest book, MEANT TO BE. 🙂 Listen free, anytime, wherever you get your podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/.../a-mighty...

Whaaat?! I'm so excited to share that Operation Delta Dog was featured on a recent episode of the THAT WAS US Podcast, starring Mandy Moore, Chris Sullivan, and @sterlingkbrown.bsky.social! Thank you to board member Larry Meyers for his eloquence and passion. 😊 @latenightseth.bsky.social

You'll want to pick this one! 😄 Happy E-book release day to PICK ME, a #pickleball romance (!!!) by my Tall Poppy Writers sister (and dog trainer extraordinaire) @victoriaschade.bsky.social ! P.S. The paperback is coming in November... @harpercollins.bsky.social @avonbooks.bsky.social

ICYMI: Peter Coyote! You probably recognize him from films like E.T., TV shows like Law & Order, and Ken Burns documentaries like Prohibition. But did you know that @pcoyote41.bsky.social is also an author? He visited AMB to talk about his first collection of poetry, called TONGUE OF A CROW. 🐦‍⬛

ICYMI... The renowned author of DOPAMINE NATION: FINDING BALANCE IN THE AGE OF INDULGENCE visits @amightyblaze.bsky.social to talk with @janeroper.bsky.social about how we can all get a handle on the myriad modern addictions that seem to be ruling our lives. Listen free, anytime!

ICYMI! Season 4, Ep 3: @thebloggess.bsky.social Jenny Lawson! The hilarious author of LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED (and more) stopped by @amightyblaze.bsky.social to talk with host and writer @kimberlyhensle.bsky.social about the joy of ridiculous ideas. Listen free, anytime!

"As I made my way down the interminable list, the strangest thought occurred to me: What if I really was this fictional person the emails think I am? The kind of woman who buys Daft Punk tickets and eats 'Really Raw Honey, Straight from the Hive?'" open.substack.com/pub/tmblanch...

Happy, happy pub day to @elizaknight.bsky.social and CONFESSIONS OF A GRAMMAR QUEEN! Tune in on Thursday, June 12, at 2pm for a live interview with Eliza on @amightyblaze.bsky.social ! 😀 @sourcebooks.bsky.social #booksky

Thanks for saying it out loud: the more we insert AI everywhere, the more we communicate “Hey, it’s okay to avoid the hard things.” I think this point specifically needs more discussion.

"Finally, I had to face the facts. I had tried, and I had failed. We weren’t going to make it to November. We weren’t even going to make it another week. Operation Delta Dog was done." Please take a moment to read this short post about an incredible man. 💙 tmblanchet.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...

"Like most bad relationships, this one snuck up on me. A little flirting, a little naiveté, a whole lot of hidden agendas, and before you know it, bam. You’re in the ditch." Check out my new Substack post here! tmblanchet.substack.com/p/this-was-n... #booksky #writing #artisttypes

My foster pup Adora made lots of new friends at the meet-and-greet in Natick MA this morning! If you’d like to learn more or fill out an application, visit rufftalesrescue.org! 😊 #rescuedogs

What a way to kick off springtime... I'm beyond excited to announce that I'm joining the family at @roseclifflit.bsky.social, where I'll be represented by the brilliant @jessicaberg.bsky.social! Thank you all, so much, for the warm welcome. I can't wait to see what our bookish future holds! 😍 🌸🌞

Do you have what it takes to fill this challenging role? (Fast-paced environment, growth potential, yadda yadda...) Check out my new Substack post and find out: 😉 tmblanchet.substack.com/p/help-wante...

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Today I’m the transport AND the foster! Meet sweet Adora, 6-month-old mystery breed. ♥️ She’ll be staying with us for a few weeks until she finds her forever home. Reach out to me or Ruff Tales Rescue if you’d like to learn more! 😊 #dogs #animalrescue

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“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

We heard the rumors. Maybe president panican will declare martial law, maybe he won’t. But do you think this clown car of incompetent sycophantic signal leakers can keep all 300 million of us down? Absolutely not. We will not comply. Here’s some advice from Oliver Kornetzke. Let’s get weird.

Congratulations to my husband Scott and the rest of the team at Evoloh Inc. for receiving the Bronze Award from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the MassEcon 21st Annual Economic Impact Awards!!! And yes, that is Governor Maura Healey peeking over his shoulder. 😊😊😊 evoloh.com #greentech

I know just about everyone is doing something this Saturday, but in case you want to get folks outside Bluesky signed up, I’ll keep posting mobilize.us sign-up page. #StrongerTogether www.mobilize.us/handsoff

Time to rewrite the story of this long-term partnership gone wrong. 😫 Thank you, @booktrib.bsky.social, for publishing this acceptance speech/desperate plea/essay! Your support is much appreciated. Wish I could say the same about my coauthor... 😘 #lactoseintolerance booktrib.com/2025/04/01/m...

And here we go -- Fox News is now saying we should get rid of "due process" because it's too cumbersome. Brian Kilmeade: "But I also think it's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people." www.mediamatters.org/brian-kilmea...

Here, then gone. This one goes out to everyone who’s ever had this kind of day. 💔 tmblanchet.substack.com/p/what-you-d...

Thanks to @pressherald.bsky.social for publishing my take on the destructive power of close mindedness.

Happy Birthday Dad! ❤️

Pleases accept our deepest apologies for the criminally sick old man who hijacked our country by orchestrating a coup…👇 He is an embarrassment to us all. Sorry. Signed, Blue America ✨

As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law: “It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...